CNN's Anderson Cooper hedged his reports online, warning on Twitter, "Conflicting unconfirmed reports on #Gadhafi's condition and status. Rumors quickly spread and get repeated as facts. Best to wait and see."

"#libya fighters say #Gadhafi has been captured. But this is unconfirmed, and they've made false claims in past," Cooper added.

Most other outlets also wrote about Gadhafi, but made sure to indicate the news had not yet been confirmed.

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RAW VIDEO: Libya fighters fire guns in the air as they celebrate getting full control of Gadhafi hometown: apne.ws/nnQSjk -EC
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Viewers took issue with the conflicting reports, with one named shawneemon Tweeting, "The reporter on CNN said the they "think" they have 100% confirmation that Gadhafi is dead. Something is very wrong with that statement."